The saphenous nerve is a terminal sensory branch of the femoral nerve. It supplies innervation to the medial aspect of the leg down to the ankle and foot. It also sends infrapatellar bran… 展开

The sartorius muscle descends in a lateral to the medial direction across the anterior thigh and forms a “roof ” over the adductor canal in the lower half of the thigh. The muscle appears … 展开

The saphenous nerve block results in anesthesia of the skin on the medial leg and foot (Figure 5). For a more comprehensive review of the femoral and saphenous nerv… 展开

The patient is placed in any position that allows for comfortable placement of the US transducer and needle advancement. This nerve block typically is performed with the patient in the su… 展开